Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1466 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 14 when Erasmus was born.

Erasmus was 52 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian

Born 28 October 1466 · died 12 July 1536, aged 69

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Erasmus
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.